PPP street lighting in Germany

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Background on German energy sector • Four major energy suppliers E.ON, RWE, Vattenfall and EnBW who • own/operate power plants (about 80% of generation capacities) • own/operate high voltage grids • supply energy to regional energy firms and local utility firms (Stadtwerke) • have major shares in regional energy firms and Stadtwerke • About 40 regional energy firms supply in larger areas to Stadtwerke and customers and have ownership of about 10% of generation capacity • More than 600 Stadtwerke who deliver power, heat, gas, water and other services to customers (ownership of about 10% of generation capacity), Stadtwerke are traditionally owned by municipalities but today many of them have private sector minority shareholders • Street-lighting is traditionally operated by Stadtwerke or other local service-companies operating with local sub-contractors • Major energy suppliers and specialised service companies step into street-lighting services in Germany as a new business field 4
Light emitting diode (LED) • Short development-cycles and continuous improvement of energy-efficiency • Close to become a mature and cost-effective technology • The installation of LED’s offers huge saving potentials for energy and CO 2 -emissions • Some municipalities have already installed test-projects to collect reference data • Investment costs are still high and the lifecycle is still unpredictable as suppliers don’t guarantee the lifetime LED’s • Currently there is still uncertainty about • Lifetime of 40.000 - 50.000h • O&M costs, energy-consumption • Possible effect of dimming, temperature and environment on life-time • Major political interest to develop and implement LED technology 5
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